I don't really know exactly how to describe the pure joy I got out of this movie. It's a perfect storm of cheesy cliched kung fu plot, horrible production value, over the top gore and violence, ridiculous dubbing, and accidental brilliance. It's like pre Evil Dead Sam Raimi was tasked with doing a Kung Fu adaptation of a Manga and decided to consult with Dead Alive era Peter Jackson on how to properly show the best way to punch someone's…

This film is a bit of a mess. A lot a bit.

Diane (Juno Temple) is lost in NY and has misplaced her cell phone and can't call her Aunt Linda for a ride home. She finds herself in a clothing store where she happens upon Jack (Riley Keough) who has an instant attraction to her and helps her out. As their attraction grows Diane has visions of becoming a beast. Meanwhile there are some animated cuts that show hair…

Savages' opening monologue will give you a helpful hint if you'll be onboard for this experience or frantically searching for the eject button.

We are told by our female narrator that the things she is about to tell us are so very terrible that she might not even be alive at the end. This might be a recording after all. Uh huh.

Next she introduces the people we will be trying to give two shits about. First her name is…

As far as Disney nature docs go this one is frustratingly typical from a narrative and editing perspective but it is absolutely gorgeously filmed. Children will love it and there are enough interesting chimp scenes to forgive the obvious dense story spine the filmmakers are going for. The Making Of Docs are actually better than the film but this is still better than say Oceans and is a decent enough family movie night although in terms of learning about chimpanzees…